Combination vanity case



July 5 1932. HALL 1,866,162

COMBINATION VANITY CASE Filed Sept. 10, 1930 9 INVENTOR. ls/vas H/V/ALL.

J74. BY

I W qrrvf Patented July 5, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AGNES H.HALL, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA i COMBINATION VANITY CASE 1 Applicationfiled September 10, 1930, Serial no. 480,911;

The invention relates to a combined vanity case and receptacle forholding cigarettes or other articles. I

Vanity cases are ordinarily provided with a compartment for holding thepowder com pact, cosmetics, et cetera, and one of the walls of thecompartment, usually hingedly connected, is provided with amirroredinterior surface sothat by raising the cover,

the mirror as well .as the contents of the compartment are available tothe user. This arrangement, while affording the desirable simultaneousavailability of the mirrored contents, is objectionable in that themirrored surface, due to its exposure to the contents when the case isclosed, becomes marred and covered with powder, so that not only is itsusefulness impaired but the I user is invariably obliged to clean ofi"or p01- 9 ish the surface whenever the'case is opened f for use. Inaccordance however with my invention, the foregoing objection iseliminated, without losing any of the advantageous features of the case;inother Words with my case the mirror is always protected from thecontents and at the same time when the mirror is in position for use thecontents are likewise available.

Another feature or object of my'inven'tion 0 is to provide a case of thecharacter described in which independent accessto the mirror, or to thecontents of the compartment, is afforded. i

A further object of the invention is to #5 provide a case with theforegoing advantages in which the'contents may be properly protected andheld inplace and at the same time sufficiently exposed so that the usermay see all the contents at a single glance an 4.0 readily remove thearticles desired. V 1 A still further object of the invention is toprovide a case of the character described in which there will be had,when the mirror is in position of use, an enclosed supporting '45surface on which the articles from the case may be placed while thearticles are to be used.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a case in which theclosure members. for the compartment in which the compact forth in theclaims. g

. of my as ready for use.

fication. It is to be understood, however,-

that variations in the showing made by thesaid drawing; and descriptionmay be adopted within thescope of the invention as set Referring to'saiddrawingt Figure 1 is a perspective view of the case invention showing itin open position Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing thecase fully closed. I

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe case in closed position.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View of the case in the sameposition.

As illustrated'inthe drawing, the article of my invention comprises amain casing 5 ofgenerally fiat oblong form and having side other objectsand V walls 6 and 7 and front and rear walls 8 and 9. 3 Thecasingisdivided into two compartnient's'll and 12by means of alongitudinally extending wall 13 interposed between and lying paralleltothe side walls 6 and 7. Thecompartment l2, which is closed at its endsby end plates 14, is arranged to serve as a container for cigarettes,cards, and so forth, andas here shown the outer Wall 7 is hingedlyconnected to the rear wall 9 so that it may be swung outwardly, asindicated by the dotted line in Figure 4, to afford 10- I cess to'thecompartment. A retractable catch "16 retains the hinged wall 7 inclosedposition.

"The compartment 1 1 which-is adapted to serve :asthe'container for thepowder compact and cosmetic articles', isj preferably dividedtransversely into sections 11a and 11b by a cross wall 17, and isprovided with open ends 18 by which access to the dilierent sections ofthe compartment is afforded.

f Closure of the openings 18 is effected. by end plates 19 which arehingedly connected to the wall 13. 'Iheplates 19 are held in closedposition "against the action of spring-'21 by means of catches 22 hereshown mounted in a rolled flange 23 formed in the ends'of the side plate6. Owing to the action 5015 the spring, when the catch is releasedtheplate 19 will be swung backwardly-"anl retained against the end plate 14of the compartment 12. In this manner when both' plates 19 'are inreleased position, as indicatedin Figure 1, the plates will serve aslegsto support. the case in an elevated position. The ends or walls 6 and7are disposedinwa-rdly of th'e correspondingf ends of the center wall'13,thereby so forming the openings 18 as to not only allow easy access tothe conants'pr [the compartments sections, blltglVlIlg the user an ampleview of the -con't ents. In keeping with the arrangement of the openings18, the plates 19 when in closedposit'i'on are arrangedr to be obliquely"disposed, and' similarly the disposition of the pl'ate's'l l arepreferably the same whereby the design'a-n'd symmetry of the case isrendered both efi 'ective and pleasing. Preferably the plates 14 I and19 are formed of angularly related portions in order that 'th e, plates19 when in released position will assume the extended relation necessaryfor holding the" case elevated. will be evident uponrei'erring to Fi ure1 the front and rear walls 8 andf9 eiitend be- I yond the side edges ofthe wall d, and forin open position it is held inclined at a desired"ang J r. c 1 Since all sides of the wall6 are completely T enclosed, itw-illbe seen that when the mirror is in position forjuse,ithe wall mayserve as a tray for supporting the articles tempoinvention is well"adapted to a the accomplish- .mentof the objects-hereinbefore referredto.

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define a compartment, said side walls extending beyond the plane of saidtop wall to form a pocket at the outer side of said compartment, ahinged closure for said pocket, and a mirror carried by said closurearranged to lie within said pocket when the closure is in closedposition.

'2. In anfarti'cle'of the character described, a "casingliavingopposed'side walls, a dividingwall extending between and substantiallyparallel to saidside walls and forming therewith a pair of compartments,one of said side walls beingl hingedly connected to provide a cover forone of said compartments, the other-ofsaid co 'rr'ipa-r' tn i'entshaving an opening thereto between said dividing wall and the 'othersidewall, and a closure member for said last o' 'aenin'g 'piv'otally mountedsolely to said dividing wall and arranged in open position to provide 'asupport tor the casing.

In an arti'clefofthecharacter described,

a casing Comprising opposed side walls 00- operating with opposed top,bottom and intermediate' "walls to define an upper and a lowercompartment, the edges of said top and bottom walls terminating inwardlyof the edges of said intermediate wall to define obllopde end openingsto said compartments, and end closure members for said upper compa'rtment v'pivotally mounted on the extended 9 edges of saidintermediate wall and arranged in openposition to lie adjacent theoblique endsof said lower compartment and to prov1de a supportfor thecas ng.

termediate wallsto define an upper and a lower compartment, the edges'of said ,top and bottom walls terminating'inwardl'y of the 4. In antide of the cnaracterdescribed, a casing compr s ng opposed sidewallscooperat ng w-1thopposed top, bottom and nedges of said intermediatewall to define oblique end openings to said compartments, end closuremembers for said upper compartment pivotally mounted on the extendededges of said intermediate wall and arranged ,in open position to .lieadjacent the oblique iends ofsaid lower compartment and to'prd vide asupport for the casing, said side walls extending beyond the planeotsaid top wall to form a pocketat theouter side of said uppercompartment, a closure for said pocket, and a mirror carried bysaidclosure xarrangedt'o lie-within sa idi pocket when the closureis inclosed position and to extend {substantially vertically from said pocket-rarily removed vfrom the vanity compart ment, thereby adding greatly tothe, con-' venience afforded by the use ofthe case. v

' i ,It will now be evident that t h-e case of my when said closure isin open position.

In testimonygwhereof I have hereunto set my hand at Oakland, California,this 6th day AGNES H. HALL.

' 1. In-an artiolego-I' the: character -describe d, l ,acasing havingopposedsidej walls cooperating; with; apposed .top bottom. walls to i

